We are Commoners
We are Commoners
Creative Acts of Commoning
A Craftspace touring exhibition
September 18 - November 14 2021
Colour, Naturally
Natural dyeing
Riverside Gallery
16 July - 26 September 2021
The wonder of and appreciation for natural colours has survived from our earliest ancestors until the present day as environmental concerns have caused us to look again at the potential we have beneath our feet and in our gardens.
Image by Louis Victory
Spring Show
29 May - 11 July 2021
The best work by our Maker Members
The makers in this exhibition are just a small selection of the 200+ strong maker membership.
Nigel Eveleigh and Jennifer Hughes
Ceramics and mixed media
Maker Showcase, 8 May - 26 June 2021
Devon based father and daughter makers bring their crafts together in this tactile exhibition, expressing the finer details of nature.
Westcountry Potters Association
To 9 May 2021, Riverside Gallery (online only until week beginning 12 April)
Jess Davies
13 February - 1 May (extended dates) 2021
Devon Guild Member, Jess Davies, presents a selection of reduction linocut prints exploring ways to express a landscape, rather than producing faithful representations. Her work has taken inspiration from contemporary Indigenous Australian artists and intuitively plays with shape, colour and printmaking techniques.
Art, Craft and Imagination: a peep into the world of puppets
23 January - 16 May 2021
An important exhibition of over 100 puppets from Devon, the UK and the world, showing the richness of this ancient craft.
Michelle Greenwood Brown
5 December 2020 - 31 January 2021
A selection of striking mosaics by Teignmouth based Devon Guild Member, Michelle Greenwood Brown.
Mike Tingle: the stuff of nonsense
10 October 2020 – 3 January 2021
Nonsense is an intrinsic part of British humour. This exhibition in Riverside Gallery is a celebration of all things nonsense through the eyes of printmaker Mike Tingle, and sponsored by Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, and the cow who jumped over the moon.
Isolation Portraits
12 September - 1 November 2020
Isolation reduced our social lives to squares on a screen, representing the people and places we increasingly wished we could be with.
Devon Open Studios 2020
29 August - 4 October 2020
To celebrate Devon Open Studios 2020, Riverside Gallery is showing work by Devon Guild Members taking part in this acclaimed arts trail, and signposting to their venues.
Celia Smith
22 August - 11 October 2020
Celia Smith presents a solo exhibition of new wall based work depicting native British birds.